diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6f81d12..92ce8dc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
             <artifactId>logback-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.12</version>
+            <version>1.5.16</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>